re: Jobs report, Fed Chair Powell speaks — What to know in the week ahead

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They can be, but I don't think they are right now. Confidence is what's driving Spending which is what's driving Unemployment.

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ok, if you think you see something going on that turns lagging indicators into leading ones i'd be real interested in hearing that argument

in the meantime, there are subindices that are forward-looking. you seem motivated to ferret out this kind of data lately; i'd encourage you to check it out and add all of it to the bundle of things you keep track of